used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now you’ve about two hours before we start this morning.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
the act of departing
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Now you’ve about two hours before we start this morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
isn't
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From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
used to form the superlative
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
Patty'snounUS /ˈpætiz/
possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now you’ve about two hours before we start this morning.
SWIMverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now you’ve about two hours before we start this morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A MORNING SWIM “Now,” said Nan, “we must lay our plans.
we'll
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From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
We're
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From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We’re going to the Country Club for luncheon, which is a motor trip of about twenty miles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then we’ll come back, and this evening there will be a little dinner dance, which is, of course, the real birthday party.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We’re going to celebrate Patty’s birthday, all day long; but there isn’t very much time in a day, after all, so you must all choose what you think would be the most fun to do.
you've
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From this reading Now you’ve about two hours before we start this morning.
